Vinyl pressings
by Gaetano Donizetti · 1961
Lucia Di Lammermoor was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1961, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
138704 A – Made in Germany – 2 01 - /S 1Runout, record 1, side A
138704 B – Made in Germany – 101 - /S BRunout record 1, side B
138705 A – Made in Germany – 101 - /S CRunout record 2, side A
138705 B – Made in Germany – 101 - /S DRunout record 2, side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 138 704/05First yearBox Set, Stereo, LP, Stereo | Box Set, Stereo, LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Mercury OL2-108 / Mercury Living Presence OL2-108LP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1967 | US | Everest S-439/2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi SHRI 1104/5LP, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Box Set |
| 1968 | US | Everest S-439/2LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1968 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 18 704Box Set, LP, Mono · Mono | Box Set, LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS Masterworks 5117/8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2705 009LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Italy | Ricordi MRO 104/5LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | Italy | Ricordi OS 104/5LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Mexico | Clave CCL 121/122LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Clave CCL-121/22LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SR2-9008 / Mercury Living Presence SR2-9008LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
13 vinyl pressings of Lucia Di Lammermoor are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1961 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in Germany. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 138 704/05.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 138 704/05) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 138704 A – Made in Germany – 2 01 - /S 1 and 138704 B – Made in Germany – 101 - /S B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
